Brett Oberholtzer

Oberholtzer with the Phillies in 2016

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitcher

Born: July 1, 1989 (age 27)
Christiana, Delaware

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

MLB debut

April 21, 2013, for the Houston Astros

MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)

Win–loss record

14–23

Earned run average

4.36

Strikeouts

220

Teams

Brett R. Oberholtzer (born July 1, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Oberholtzer attended William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware, where he pitched for the school's baseball team. He was named to the All-Delaware team in 2006. He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 47th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. Oberholtzer then attended Seminole Community College, a junior college, for one year.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Oberholtzer in the eighth round in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, and assigned him to the Rookie Gulf Coast League Braves. In ten relief pitching appearances, he posted a 4–1 win–loss record, 2.89 earned run average (ERA), and 32 strikeouts in 37 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched. In 2009, Oberholtzer was assigned to the Appalachian League's Danville Braves, where he made the first 12 starts of his professional career. On July 6, 2009, he was named the Appalachian League's pitcher of the week. In 67 total innings, Oberholtzer went 6–2 with a 2.01 ERA and 56 strikeouts. He made his full-season baseball debut in 2010, splitting the season between the Class-A Rome Braves and the Advanced-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. In 26 combined appearances, 22 of which were starts, Oberholtzer pitched to a 6–8 record, 3.78 ERA, and 126 strikeouts in 135 ²⁄₃ innings.

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